Membership

The Members’ Meeting of the DCA will take place as planned on Wednesday 29th March 2023 at 3.00 p.m. at the Patentkrug hotel in Oldenburg. An official invitation and agenda for the event will be sent to members in good time. As last year, simultaneous translation (Germ/Eng) will be provided at the event. In addition, the meeting will be held as a hybrid event.

In the course of the Members’ Meeting of the DCA, elections for all board positions will take place this year. In addition, the five DCA representatives from Italy, Spain, France, the UK and Scandinavia will report on the latest developments in the HDD industry in Europe. Furthermore, the results of the 2022 sponsorship programme will be presented.

Johannes Rotter, student at the Jade University of Applied Sciences Wilhelmshaven, Oldenburg, Elsfleth will give a presentation on the topic of his bachelor thesis “Noise emissions on HDD construction sites”, investigations into the reduction of noise emissions on HDD construction sites.

At this point it is pointed out that the DCA has again launched a sponsorship programme in 2023 for graduates at European universities who are working on HDD technology. Companies that have interesting projects or questions that could be dealt with within the framework of the sponsorship programme are called upon to contact the DCA (programme coordinator: Jörg Himmerich, DCA board).

Venue Patentkrug Hotel:

Wilhelmshavener Heerstraße 359

26125 Oldenburg

Web: www.patentkrug.de

This year’s Members’ Meeting of the DCA Europe was held on 26th January this year for the second time as a hybrid event. This time, the DCA was a guest at the Hotel Patentkrug in Oldenburg.

At the event, 21 participants could be welcomed on site, while online via Zoom-Meeting 53 participants followed the events live in front of the screen. In total, 74 participants from 60 member companies were present, with a total membership of 140.

The agenda included a review of the past fiscal year and reports from the various departments. Reports were given from the task groups, on training and further education, and on the association’s sponsorship program. This year there was also information from the DCA representatives, who reported from Italy, Spain, France and the UK. DCA President Jorn Stoelinga then gave a preview of the events in 2022.

For the work of the past year, the board was discharged by the Members‘ Meeting at the request of the auditors. As the only member of the board Scott Stone was re-elected as assessor due to his change of company.

Dan Lingenauber and Silke Goldschmidt were re-elected as cash auditors; Thomas Winkler was newly elected as deputy.

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This year‘s ordinary Members‘ Meeting of the Drilling Contractors Association (DCA), which took place on 14 April this year in the Wandelhalle in Bad Zwischenahn, was realised for the first time as a hybrid event due to the pandemic.

The event in Bad Zwischenahn was attended by 17 participants in person, while online via Zoom-Meeting 61 participants followed the events live in front of the screen. As a so called „ticket“ to the event, a Corona quick test was organised for the participants on site. The event was also accompanied by a comprehensive hygiene concept in order to offer the participants a certain level of safety. Online participation, on the other hand, was possible without any restrictions after prior registration.

The entire event was accompanied by two interpreters who simultaneously translated into German or English.

After the welcome and introduction by Executive Secretary Dietmar Quante, DCA President Jorn Stoelinga first honoured the company Phrikolat Drilling Specialties GmbH in absentia for its 20 years of membership in the association.

The agenda for the meeting is presented below first. There were no proposals for changes.

The agenda was approved unanimously. Subsequently, the minutes of the members’ meeting 2020 are presented and unanimously approved without amendments.

The members’ meeting takes place on 12.02.2020 in Oldenburg at the Hotel Wöbken. The DCA’s executive secretary, Mr. Quante, opens the members’ meeting and welcomes the Board and the members present. Mr. Quante states that the meeting was convened in accordance with the statutes by letter of 09.01.2020 and that there is a quorum of 46 out of 119 member companies (79 participants).

In the following, the agenda for today’s meeting was presented first. There are no proposals for changes. The agenda is approved unanimously. Subsequently, the minutes of the members’ meeting 2019 are presented and unanimously approved without amendments.

ITEM 1 report of the board

ITEM 2 report of the president

Mr Stoelinga welcomes the participants of today’s meeting, especially the companies admitted since the last members’ meeting in 2019. At the beginning of his speech, Mr Stoelinga asks for a minute of silence for the former president and honorary member Hermann Lübbers of Beermann Bohrtechnik, who died in October after a long and serious illness, and for Jürgen Hecht of Prime Drilling, who also died in October last year.

Mr Stoelinga then presented theawards for 20 years of membership in the DCA. The following companies were honoured:

• Beermann Bohrtechnik GmbH
• Herrenknecht AG
• Moll-prd GmbH & Co. KG
• Prime Drilling GmbH

Furthermore, the executive secretary of the DCA, Mr. Dietmar Quante, is honoured for more than 20 years of successful work for the association. (…)

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The members’ meeting took place on 13.02.2019 in Oldenburg at the Hotel Wöbken. The Executive Secretary of the DCA, Mr. Quante, opens the general meeting and welcomes the board and the members present as well as the honorary member Hermann Lübbers. Mr. Quante noted that the meeting had been convened in accordance with the Articles of Association by letter dated Jan. 14, 2019, and that there was a quorum of 41 out of 112 member companies (93 attendees). The agenda for the meeting is presented below first. The Board added item 4.3 “Resolution on the 2019 Schedule of Contributions” to the agenda. This item will be required if the proposed amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is approved. There are no other proposed changes. The agenda is approved unanimously.

Mr. Lübbers states that he has not received any independent mail from the association since his appointment as an honorary member last February. Mr. Quante explains that this has so far been done through his affiliation with the company Beermann Bohrtechnik. He assures Mr. Lübbers that mail will also be sent directly to him in the future.

The minutes of the 2018 General Meeting are then presented and unanimously approved without amendment.

ITEM 1 report of the board

ITEM 2 report of the president

Mr. Schnau also welcomes the participants of today’s meeting, especially the companies admitted since the last general meeting in 2018, and performs the honors.

The long-time president of the DCA and the founding member Mr. H. Lübbers was appointed honorary member in absentia at the last general meeting. Mr. Schnau takes this as an opportunity to congratulate Mr. Lübbers again personally on the honor at today’s meeting and to present him with the corresponding certificate.

Furthermore, the following companies are honored for 20 years of membership:

• Cebo Holland B.V.,
• Ditch Witch International – Barcelona,
• Dr. Donie Geo Consult, Open Grid Europe GmbH,
• SST Prof. Dr.-Ing. Stoll & Partner Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH,
• TDC International AG,
• Tracto-Technik GmbH & Co. KG,
• Vermeer